Chickamauga Lake "Bakers Dozen" Crappie 1-20-2015

We blasted off around a quarter of eight this morning. Jerry and I fished until around 1:30 PM. Great weather, very little to no wind with a water temp. of approx. 43*.

At our first stop of the day we both caught a double at the same time! The game was on. Not...the fish slowed feeding down to a stop. We ended up with 6 keepers and no throw backs. Nice fat Crappie.

We proceeded to our next stop and caught 1 keeper and 2 throwbacks.

We went shopping and blanked at our next stop. Where are they?

Decided to troll a popular branch and caught 6 keepers and 3 throwbacks. This is where Jerry caught the Black Nose Crappie. It must have been about 12".

The fish overall today were quality, thick and healthy.

We caught most of our fish on BGBS Mo Glo Ghastly Minnow color on a 1/16 oz. jig.

Total caught was 17 with 13 keepers, which makes our Bakers Dozen.

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Good looking fish guys!!

Nice catch! What is the best way to tell the difference between a white and a black crappie? (Spiny dorsal, coloration, etc?)

Good looking mess of fish.

Good job as usual.

Good report and catch !!!

Nice report, thanks.

Way to get after them guys. Good job.

Great report Bob !!!!

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Originally Posted by DeLo

Nice catch! What is the best way to tell the difference between a white and a black crappie? (Spiny dorsal, coloration, etc?)

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Sorry to be so slow getting back to you. The White Crappie have bars/vertical stripes. The Black are mostly just speckled over all. When the new Fishing guide comes out at the end of Feb. it will have pictures and a better description for you. Hope this helps. The White Crappie in our area are a little longer but thinner. The Black Crappie are a little thicker like a football fullback! lol The Crappie in my picture are Black Crappie.

Thanks for the info!

nice catch:biggrin